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​​​​NovaUCD named among Europe's top start up hubs​NovaUCD ranked 117 on the list.​NovaUCD, a hub which supports start-ups at University College Dublin, has been named as one of Europe's leading start-up hubs by the Financial Times and Statista - for the second year in a row.The 2025 ranking showcases the top 150 start-up hubs located across Eur...

​​​The funding of €2.5m has been awarded to scientists from AMBER, the Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research based in Trinity College Dublin​​€2.5m has been awarded for the development of a project called "SMARTHEAL", an implant which aims to improve postoperative care for colorectal cancer patients.The fundi...

​​​​Record employment levels in state agency supported firms​New figures show that jobs in client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, are now at their highest ever level​​New figures show that jobs in client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta, are now at their highest ever lev...

​​​​​Minister Lawless announces €63.84 million to accelerate commercialisation of research across IrelandFrom Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and SciencePublished on12 February 2025Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless has today announced a multi-annual ‘Acceler...

​​​​​Ireland’s pillar of trust: the role of the regulator - HPRA​​​​Ireland’s pillar of trust: the role of the regulator - HPRA​Many pillars make up the ecosystem that supports companies investing into Ireland, from professional services firms to small and medium domestic businesses feeding into their supply chains. Another critical element is t...

​​​​​GE HealthCare invests €132 ($138) million in Cork, Ireland manufacturing facility to address increasing contrast media demand​​Taoiseach Micheál Martin turns the sod at GE HealthCare in Carrigtohill site ahead of new facility construction New $138 million facility at GE HealthCare’s Cork manufacturing site will enable 25 million more patien...

​​​​​ICON portfolio of AI tools drives clinical trial efficienciesEnterprise Ireland grant awarded to ICON to further enhance artificial intelligence capabilitiesICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a world-leading clinical research organisation powered by healthcare intelligence, today announced the expansion of its portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI...

​​​​​​Research Ireland merger offers a chance to rebalance research fundingLast year’s merger of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council has opened up new possibilities for Ireland’s research community​'By creating Research Ireland, we now have the ability to tap into and unlock the full potential of research in Ireland.' Photograp...

​​​​​Start-ups aiming to raise €55m pitch at NovaUCD's annual Investor DayMeg Brennan, Polliknow; Peter Doyle, Biosimulytics; Simon Factor, NovaUCD; Eóin Tuohy, Sports Impact Technologies and Fiona McGillicuddy, MetHealth at the annial investor day at NovaUCD​NovaUCD said today that 25 start-ups, which are aiming to raise over €55m in funding, p...

​​​​​Regional expansion at a key strategic siteA tradition of toolmaking in the Northwest of Ireland carries on today in some of the many international companies based in the region, in sectors such as engineering and high-value manufacturing. But that only tells part of the story, The region, which covers the counties of Sligo, Donegal and Leit...